Bullock-holder

identifier
ID 314
morphology
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V 83.0399 L=20cm WD=8cm WT=230gr. Inscription: AESCULA VAN DAMME image crown / asclepius sign.
holotype
MOT V 91.0677 L=28cm WD=12cm WT=300gr
holotype
MOT V 91.0678 L=34cm WD=11cm WT=250gr
holotype
MOT V 91.0679 L=13,5cm WD=9cm WT=150gr
holotype
MOT V 96.0283 L=11,5cm WD=7cm WT=200gr
holotype
MOT V Dv 0011 L=18cm WD=8cm WT=200gr. Inscription: 2.
holotype
MOT V Dv 1450 L=19,5cm WD=10,5cm WT=225gr
alias
bull leader pincer (syn.) (PATRIDGE: 196)
description

When a bull is not ringed, the farmer can keep it under control with the help of a bullock-holder. He places the pliers on the septum in the nose and presses the arms closed. The bull must keep its head still so as not to be in pain.

The jaws of a nose clipper are wide and round. They end in two spheres so as not to hurt the septum. The pincers can consist of two levers of the first type (e.g. MOT V 91.0677 – see also glossary) with the arms usually ending in an eye, so that the farmer can attach a rope or a bull leader. The bullock-holder can also consist of two levers of the third kind (see glossary) whereby a ring slides over the arms to close the jaws (e.g. MOT V 83.0399). Sometimes that ring is combined with a leaf spring (e.g. MOT V Dv 0011) or replaced by a coil spring (e.g. MOT V 96.0283). In a specific model, the distance between the jaws of the pliers is controlled by a set screw (e.g. MOT V 91.0679).

See also the bull leader. [MOT]

From: BARRAL & SAGNIER: 1. 477

From: BARRAL & SAGNIER: 1. 477

From: BARRAL & SAGNIER: 1. 478